A few years ago, my Silicon Valley advisory firm was stuck in the annual cycle of time-consuming, backward-looking and mostly ineffective process of performance reviews. Employees were split over whether the feedback was useful, and the information we got out of the reviews didn’t come close to offsetting the amount of work that went into gathering and distributing them. We wanted a better sense of how our people were doing on the job. That way, we can provide them with the kind of helpful … [Read more...]

To identify whether an organization is vulnerable or has been a victim of fraudulent behavior, it’s critical to spot common warning signs of internal fraud schemes. The first step is knowing where to look. The Company’s General Ledger (GL) is a good place to start. It’s a book that can tell stories of fraud, manipulation and betrayal. Unfortunately, few know how to read the signs. While investigators, attorneys and auditors tend to analyze the reports generated from the GL and track and monitor … [Read more...]